Chapter 1456: 1197: Reshaping

Chapter 1456: Chapter 1197: Reshaping

“Mother, your child seeks an audience.”

Outside, in the lofty Heavenly Court, Emperor Ziwei was exceedingly respectful and stood quietly aside, awaiting a summons.

“Come in.”

It was a long time before a gentle voice was heard from within.

“What has happened?”

Doumu Lord, the most powerful Divine in the Divine Path, had not shown her face for so long that no one knew when she broke through as a Heavenly Immortal.

She had been in seclusion aiming to transcend the Primal Spirit Realm and hardly appeared in the world.

“Mother, I have an indestructible mystical stone in my hand. I suspect it is not of the Primal Spirit Realm. I wonder if it might aid in your cultivation?” Ziwei presented the Black Stone before Doumu Lord.

The Divine, favored by nature, not only cultivated faster than other paths but faced weaker Thunder Tribulations. However, with gains come losses; breaking through to Heavenly Immortal was easier for the Divine, but transcendence was incredibly difficult.

The reason being, they must repay what they have gained in excess before they can transcend.

And Doumu Lord was stuck at this crucial step.

“Oh?”

Even with Doumu Lord’s Mental State, hearing this possibility stirred her, and she took the Black Stone in hand, closing her eyes to divine.

A vast surge of Mana flowed from her body, and a boundless Star Sea appeared above her. Countless stars rotated within it, and if others were to see, just one glance could overwhelm them to the point of unconsciousness, or even harm their Spiritual Soul.

At the same time, the entire Beidou Star System’s power was mobilized by her, causing curiosity among the Star Gods, who all inquired of Ziwei what was happening.

“I am deducing a Secret Technique, do not be alarmed.”

This reason might deceive ordinary Star Gods but not Gouchen and Doumu’s other kin, Ziwei’s brothers, yet Ziwei did not meet with them.

As time passed bit by bit, the calm on Ziwei’s face couldn’t help but show a trace of worry.

He knew his mother was deducing the origin of the mystical stone, and with such great effort, still unaware of its roots, was enough to indicate the stone came from an Outer World, for unknown reasons arriving in the Primal Spirit Realm, without becoming assimilated by the Heavenly Dao.

In truth, Doumu Lord herself was not feeling well either, not expecting the investigation of the stone’s origin to be so difficult that even as a Heavenly Immortal, she needed the entire Beidou Star System’s power to aid her.

Fortunately, all this effort was not in vain!

Ten years later.

Doumu Lord, pale and sweating slightly from her forehead, leaned against her divine seat, somewhat exhausted, saying, “The mystical stone indeed hails from some Outer World, and it’s even a Great Thousand World.”

From her current state, it wasn’t hard to see how immense the expenditure had been!

The tone of her words, aside from surprise and excitement, was far more laced with regret and lament.

For, being a Great Thousand World, even if it was less powerful than the Primal Spirit Realm, it wasn’t something Doumu Lord alone could conquer and then offer to the Heavenly Dao to clear her karmic debts.

For her, a Great Thousand World was less precious than a Middle Thousand World, at least the latter she could seize at any moment.

“Mother, even so, this Great Thousand World is extremely important for you; perhaps you could join forces with the Immortal Tao, the Human Dao, to attempt to break it.”

Pausing, Ziwei said with a calm expression, “If insufficient in strength, the Sea Clan or even the Devil Race could be involved.”

Aside from the Demonic Tao, the other factions were potential allies.

As for why the Demonic Tao was excluded? Because they pursue a path of destruction and decay, gaining more from the annihilation of a world.

“No rush, I am far from the point of taking that step. Revealing this now might not benefit me the most.” Doumu Lord waved her hand, eyes deep and contemplating.

“You may return now.”

“Yes!”

“In the future, focus more on your cultivation. Warn Gouchen and Shaking Light too about this.”

Ziwei paused before responding again, “Your child understands.”

Returning to the Divine Palace, Ziwei began reflecting on his actions over the years, suddenly realizing he had devoted most of his thoughts, energy, and time to the Heavenly Court’s trifles, having gone a long time without secluding for his advancement.

Though the Divine Position in the Heavenly Court aided his cultivation speed, it wasn’t particularly slow; yet, he had indeed become negligent in this regard.

Moreover, his entanglement with the Heavenly Court was so deep that Ziwei was already enmeshed in a web of karma, unaware until today when Doumu Lord’s words shocked him into realizing this grave issue.

——

Meanwhile, Li Chengsheng and Li Chengshuo acquired ten thousand catties of Ziwei Star Soil, along with ten thousand catties of Taiyin and Sun Star Soil each, returning to the Heavenly Court to deliver them to Xiaoqing.

“Uncle Xiaoqing, here are ten thousand catties of soil from the three Great Main Stars,” Li Chengshuo said with a bit of pride.

“Ten thousand catties?” Xiaoqing’s eyes lit up, not expecting that ordinary mystical stone, to satisfy Emperor Ziwei to such an extent, making him so generous.

But he didn’t know, to them it seemed a peculiar mundane stone, while to those of Great Ability, it was an invaluable treasure!

Nevertheless, with insufficient cultivation, even a treasure falls uselessly when its roots are unknown; thus, it’s hard to say who truly profited from this transaction.

“Many in the family are still waiting, so I’ll head back first. If you need anything, just let the family know, and should it be within our power, we’ll certainly do our utmost to assist!”